Clean, Healthy Indoor Air

Until recently you never heard about Indoor Air Quality. More and more we hearing about the effects of poor indoor air quality. How serious is this issue around air quality and should we really be concerned?? My background has always been in cleaning – from private homes to commercial buildings, carpet cleaning, tile and grout cleaning, upholstery cleaning, not to mention parking lot sweeping.  I’ve seen dirt on many different areanas.

I think like most people we assume the hype about indoor air quality was all a marketing gimic and it fit the build. As I began to reflect on issuses regarding dirt I realized that it starts with the  simple things like the air tight homes that TRAP all those germs, odors and dander, the film we find on our surfaces, the dirt on the fan blades and the haze that builds on the inside windows. Where’s it all come from?  The truth is that we bring it in on our shoes, our clothings, our pets – we create it inside with our cooking, our candles and air fresheners, perfumes, and yes even our cleaning products. All those continue to build inside. The outdoor air has mother nature to thank for it’s cleansing with the rains and sunshine, but inside we are the ones to regulate it’s cleanliness.

As homeowners we can take steps to clean the indoor air we breathe : 

• Place walk off mats at all entries to trap the loose soils from our feet.
• Clean entry areas freguently from dirt and soils. 
• Vacuum carpets regularly, using a high efficiency vacuum bag.
• Change HVAC filters monthly, or invest in high quality reusable electrostatic filters
• Clean Carpets and Upholstery Professional cleaned on a regular basis
• Clean Soft surfaces – bedding, drapery and other fabric surfaces
• Control Moisture and humidity

 Recent studies  from Sweden find that there is a link between Poor Indoor Air Quality and heart disease.  Now is a great time to consider cleaning the air you breathe.